Explosive word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "explosive" word
[adjective] tending or serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper"
[adjective] sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"
[adjective] liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
\Ex*plo"sive\, n. 1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine. 2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]
Synonyms for explosive
bursting, detonating, detonative, exploding, sudden, unstable, volatile
Antonyms: nonexplosive
See also: azoimide | blasting gelatin | burster | bursting charge | charge | chemical | cordite | dynamite | explosive charge | explosive device | gunpowder | high explosive | HN | hydrazoic acid | hydrogen azide | load | payload | plastic explosive | plastique | powder | smokeless powder | TNT | trinitrotoluene | warhead |
Related terms: anxious, assimilation, bad, dangerous, delicate, diphthong, epenthetic vowel, flapping, hot-tempered, iffy, irascible, labiovelar, laryngeal, monophthong, parasitic vowel, serious, skittish, slapping, slatting, sonant, tapping, velar
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Let's analyse "explosive" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVISOLPXE. Average typing speed for these characters is 2475 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
explosive: 5 + 6 + 9 + 5 = 25, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven. |
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